The Tibetan “Songs of Realization”
Oscar Carrera
27 April 2021
Music as a medium of awakening
Buddhist Monks Lead Japanese Fire-walking Festival
Justin Whitaker
16 March 2021
Event offers participants an opportunity to pray for health…
From Vesak to Solstice: Connecting Through Festival
Shaelyn McHugh
17 January 2020
How festivals bring us together, unite generations, and…
Hong Kong’s Sri Lankan Buddhist Community Celebrates Kathina
Raymond Lam
13 November 2018
Observing the end of the annual rains retreat
First Amaravati Buddhist Heritage Festival Sets World Record for Global Peace Chant
BD Dipananda
9 February 2018
Over 4 million people followed the three-day…
Chinese Buddhist Communities Celebrate Laba Festival
BD Dipananda
26 January 2018
Traditional festival is observed by visiting…
Falguni Purnima: Celebrating Family Reunions and the Buddha’s Life
BD Dipananda
31 March 2017
In South and Southeast Asia, important Buddhist festivals are often celebrated on the day of the full moon (Purnima). For instance, the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment,
The Khao Phansa Festival: The “Buddhist Lent” of Thailand
BD Dipananda
29 July 2016
Thailand’s Khao Phansa festival marks the beginning of the annual, three-month rains retreat for monastics (Pali: vassavasa), beginning the day after the full moon of the